Warren J. Ziegler, 83, Area Historian And Genealogist

April 03, 1993|The Morning Call

Warren J. Ziegler, 83, an area historian and genealogist, died Thursday in his home in the Trexler Park Apartments, 419 Benner Ave., Allentown. The Lehigh County Coroner's office attributed the death to a gunshot wound to the head and ruled it a suicide.

Ziegler, formerly of Milford., N.J., was the husband of Eleanor E. (Fetherolf) Ziegler. They were married 55 years last May.

He was a self-employed interior and exterior window decorator in Milford for 30 years before retiring in 1985.

Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Jacob and Sallie (Lutz) Ziegler.

He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Allentown.

Ziegler was a genealogist and researcher for most of his life and the author of 40 books on area churches and family histories.

He was a chief coordinator and sponsor for the placement and dedication of the Lutz Memorial Monument in Jacobs Union Church Cemetery, dedicated Oct. 12, 1991.

He was active in the Berks County Historical Society and the Palatinates To America Society, Columbus, Ohio, from which he was expected to receive an award for his work in research and genealogy.

Ziegler was captain of the Garden City (N.J.) Fire Company, 1943-51, and a founder of the Sergeantsville (N.J.) Fire Company.